Marine Corps Recruiting Command

Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

From community to Corps: Marine officer continues to serve
March 1, 2015 — ST. LOUIS -- Daryl J. Scales always had the dream of becoming a Marine. His thoughts were confirmed when he saw an average man, slay a lava monster in the popular 90’s recruiting commercial.After graduating from University of Missouri with a degree in history and a minor in African-American studies, Scales decided to pursue becoming a Marine MORE

Valley educators part of Marine Corps trip
February 19, 2015 — YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – While reporting on Marine boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, 27 First News Reporter Nadine Grimley and photographer TJ Renninger tagged along with a group of Valley teachers and guidance counselors on an educational trip. It is the Marine Corps’ way of giving educators a peek behind the curtain on what their MORE

Bronx native overcomes adversity, sets the standard
February 6, 2015 — COLTS NECK, N.J. – Young men and women join the United States military for varying reasons; whether it is for the pride of belonging, the daily challenge, or to simply defend their country. The daily challenge consists of mental and physical tests that begin on day one of Marine Corps Recruit Training and continue to the last day before a Marine MORE

Recruiting Command Awards Top Marketing Marine
February 2, 2015 — .The commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) honored the fiscal year 2014 Marketing and Public Affairs (MPA) Marine of the Year here, Jan. 29, for consistently going above the call of duty and displaying exceptional work ethic in all of his responsibilities.Sergeant Reece E. Lodder, MPA of Recruiting Station Seattle, was MORE

UNSUNG HEROES: Marine Recruiters Use MCMAP To Stop Robber, Still Keep Dress Blues Clean
January 22, 2015 — Every week, Task & Purpose devotes this column to stories of heroism from the men and women who served in the American armed forces after 9/11. These stories are often stories of valor in combat — be it an Army sergeant first class who gave his life exposing himself to fire after an IED explosion in Iraq, an Air Force combat controller who braved MORE

Hagel says Marines will return to maritime roots
January 15, 2015 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Marines here Tuesday that they should expect to return to their service's maritime roots and said future missions will not involve forcing American values "down anybody's throat."Hagel spoke to several hundred Marines and thanked them for their service in Afghanistan. Now MORE

A Few Good Men Capture Armed Robber Near Alderwood Mall
January 9, 2015 — Despite their reputations as tough guys at the "tip of the spear," daily life for many members of the Marine Corps is pretty dull."It can get tedious," said SSGT. Ben Shoemaker. ""There's a lot of paperwork."Tuesday, however, three Marines were called to duty outside the Alderwood Mall."It looked like road rage," said SGT. Ricardo Schebesta.They MORE

Remembering Greeley: The Marine who carried his flag to Iwo Jima
November 21, 2014 — Few events in Marine Corps history are storied as the iconic flag raising on Mt. Suribachi during World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima. The quiet event, starkly contrasting the bloody battle that claimed lives of a third of the war’s fallen Marines, later marked a deafening Allied victory and powerfully symbolized the resolve of a nation at MORE